ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I Năm học 2010 – 2011 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 – TG:60’ Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Question 1: A. shifts B. works C. groups D. hands Question 2: A. head B. clean C. beat D. teach Question 3: A. thumb B. think C. themselves D. thorough Question 4: A. confided B. obliged C. determined D. agreed Question 5: A. signal B. slightly C. polite D. excited Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 6: Yesterday she …………… to go to the cinema with me. A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising Question 7: Tell her friends ………… her at lunch time. A. not phone B. not to phone C. don’t phone D. to not phone Question 8: My uncle is a famous photographer. He ………….thousands of pictures since 1990. A. takes B. taken C. took D. has taken Question 9: Unless the noise from my neighbours stops, I will ………… the exams. A. felt B. fell C. fail D. feel Question 10: Her parents gave her …………………because she was the top student in her class. A. a prize B. a price C. a present D. a gift Question 11: The American are much more …………. than the Indians and the Chinese with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband. A. satisfied B. responsible C. concerned D. delighted Question 12: A majority of the Indian students agree that a woman has to …………… more in the marriage than a man. A. sacrifice B. attend C. contribute D. control Question 13: In many parts of the world, it is customary for people to shake hands upon meeting as a ……………… of good will. A. rule B. posture C. gesture D. habit Question 14: In England, national …………… is a program of study that all children age 5 to 16 in state schools must follow. A. syllabus B. curriculum C. course D. project Question 15: …………… year is a period of the year when students go to school or university. A. Education B. Academy C. Educational D. Academic Question 16: Higher Education (HE) is the term used to describe the education and training that ………… at universities, colleges, and institutes. A. take away B. take place C. take over D. take part in 1 Question 17: The government has tried to encourage ………………. for the past few years. A. interference B. interrupt C. investment D. intervene Question 18: By Christmas, I ……………… for the BBC for five years. A. was working B. would work C. have been working D. worked Question 19: If you …………… a choice, which country would you visit? A. have B. will have C. had D. have had Question 20: “did you meet my daughter here last night?” The woman asked Andy …………………………………………… A. if he had met her daughter there the night before. B. if he had met her daughter here the night before. C. if he met her daughter there the night after. D. if he met her daughter there last night. Question 21: If you had taken that English course, you ……………….much progress. A. had made B. would make C. would have made D. made Question 22: Several of these chairs ………………………… A. need to be repaired B. need to be repairing C. need being repair D. need repair Question 23: The man wanted to know ………………… I left my country. A. where B. when C. why D. what Question 24: Prague is the finest city ……………. I’ve ever visited. A. that B. which C. where D. whose Question 25: This is a man ……………… paintings are being talked about. A. whoever B. whom C. which D. whose Question 26: lots of things have happened since she last …………… to you. A. wrote B. have written C. write D. was writing Question 27: This is the first time we …………… in Hanoi. A. will be B. were C. are D. have been Question 28: My parents like a quiet life ………. They moved to this house about two years ago. A. but B. so C. and D. because Question 29: Tomorrow we ………… a birthday party. Can you come? A. can have B. will have C. are having D. could have Question 30: Thank you for your gift …………… arrived yesterday. A. who B. whose C. which D. whom Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 35. If you want to do your best in an exam, you should be relaxed and so one of the best things to do is to take regular breaks even if they are only for a few minutes. During revision time, you (31)________ take some time off to go for a walk or play your favorite sport. It is a mistake to (32) __________ up all physical activity. Exercise can (33) _________ you to relax. You should spend at least twenty minutes doing something different everyday. Parents don’t like it when their teenage children spend hours on the phone, but, in fact, (34) ___________ to a friend is very good for you; parents think that children are (35) ____________ time and money; but research says talking to friends gives you a chance to relax, and this will make the time you spend studying more effective. Question 31: A. shall B. will C. should D. have Question 32: A. take B. give C. make D. stop Question 33: A. get B. make C. give D. help Question 34: A. saying B. telling C. communicating D. chatting Question 35: A. wasting B. losing C. spending D. missing Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Question 36: A. terrorist B. subsidy C. inflation D. vacancy Question 37: A. accompany B. minority C. eliminate D. document Question 38: A. reform B. keenness C. legal D. sector Question 39: A. supportive B. attention C. counterpart D. eternal Question 40: A. implication B. infuriate C. unexpected D. satisfaction Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 41: Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily A B C D Question 42: In the end of the party, she found herself washing the dishes alone again, as usual. A B C D Question 43: We have learned English since we are in the sixth form. A B C D Question 44: It is easy for him to find more time to spend with his children because of he has no longer A B C To work in the evening D Question 45: In Spite of it is raining, he goes out without his raincoat. A B C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer from 46 to 50. The train I was traveling on was already half an hour late. I had arranged to arrive in Vienna at 7.15 in time to catch the 7.25 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I explained the situations to the ticket collector who advised me to get off two stops before Vienna Central Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped me with my luggage. He wished me good luck as I jumped off, and a few minutes later I was racing towards the centre of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7.25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, seized my bags and hurried inside. “Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the first official I saw. You could imagine my disappointment when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station at great speed. Question 46: What time had the writer arranged to arrive in Vienna? A. at 7.00 B. at 7.15 C. at 7.25 D. at 7.30 Question 47: How did the writer arrive at Vienna Central Station? A. by train B. by bus C. by taxi D. by car Question 48: Who helped the writer with his luggage? A. the train driver B. the taxi driver C. a passenger D. the ticket collector Question 49: What does the word “seized” in this passage mean? A. took B. dragged C. left D. threw Question 50: Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. The train the writer was traveling to Vienna was thirty minutes late. B. The writer wanted to catch the 7.25 train to Paris. C. The writer got off the train before reaching Vienna Central Station. D. Finally, the writer caught the train to Paris at 7.25. KEYS 1D 2A 3C 4A 5A 6A 7B 8D 9C 10A 11C 12A 13C 14B 15D 16B 17C 18C 19C 20A 21C 22A 23B 24A 25D 26A 27D 28B 29C 30C 31C 32A 33D 34D 35A 36C 37D 38A 39C 40B 41D 42A 43C 44C 45A 46B 47C 48D 49A 50D . ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I Năm học 2010 – 2011 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 12 – TG:60’ Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is. the city in a taxi. It was almost 7.25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, seized my bags and hurried inside. “Paris train?” was all I had time to say to the first. 44: It is easy for him to find more time to spend with his children because of he has no longer A B C To work in the evening D Question 45: In Spite of it is raining, he goes out without